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Patient Flow

From overhauling the ICU transition to ending the handoff free-for-all, Today’s Hospitalist covers all issues hospitalists face when dealing with handoffs, transitions, discharges, readmissions and unit-based care.

Not too long, not too short, just right

Do you need to be upfront about moonlighting?

How hospitals can cut admission delays by 30%

Could you drag PCPs back to the hospital? And would you even want to?

Hospitalists and hand-offs: the problems that plague the process

Discharge strategies

Want to prevent readmissions? Speed up discharge summaries

New app shares physician’s rounding queue with families and nurses

Embedding a hospitalist in the ED

Afraid to answer your phone when you’re off?